3/3/2009

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Webmaster,  I wonder why the president of the new brunswick federation of labour has not jumped on this because if other unions are able to get thieves charged why isn't he lobbying for Legere to be charged too. I thought his job was to represent all unions that pay into the federation. Maybe you could send that guy a copy of our website so he can get off his ass and do something for us over this Legere taking money that is not his  from union members and I am not referring to just paying it back through bogus additional expense claims over time. We are more than aware of his scams and he should be in jail with the other fellow from the Miramchi. Maybe they can share a cell and exchange stories so when they get out they can go on the road and sell their scams.

24/2/2009

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Hi Webmaster, From the article on the home page about the theft of members money I think that the 1251 memberships double billing by the NB PRESIDENT and past 1251 PRESIDENT Mr.Legere should be adressed in a similar manner! Granted it was not as much money but it is still taking from the members. Really an audit of 1251 books should be done for the period of time Mr.Legere had access to any or all of 1251's money!!!! Sorry Mr.Legere I don't know you but from the rumblings you are definately wrong for using your position to take members money for your own personal gain!!From what I have been reading or hearing from word of mouth is there has not even been an apology to the 1251 members!!! The audit was done and you were found guilty so it is time you come clean and make it up to the members you stole from!!! Stay strong 1251!!!

Fellow Cupe member of Nova Scotia

It's real nice to see that Union Brothers and Sisters from other provinces are following this, .... The audit was done for approx one year only , they don't DARE go to far back cause they know damn well what they will find ,  and i'll bet my pants it will be a hell of a lot more than 600.00 dollars  !!!

24/2/2009

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 It is a real shame when members who have been trampled on by the National Union are being bullied by some of their own members to not report the truth on people like Bob Hickes and Danny Legere and the other paid off members who have been mentioned on this site.

  What rights and freedoms do we have left if we can not report the truth to help the future generations from being taken in by these types of scammers?

  The problem today is people do not seem to want to hear the truth or understand there is this type of scum out there but there is and we need to be protected and it is admirable that there are still a few with real balls that are willing to stand up to these scum and take them on face to face.

  These are the people who should be running our unions and these are the people who should be recognized as doing the job right for no pay versus the ones who are pretending to do the job for big pay.

23/2/2009

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FANTASTIC JOB WEBMASTER ! VERY IMFORMATIVE SITE! WHOEVER THIS NBBOY IS BETTER WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE! DID HE EVER HEAR FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!!!!!! OR IS HE ONE OF CUPE'S YES BOYS WHO THINKS CUPE DOES NO WRONG!!! READ THE SITE MR.NB AND GET WITH THE PROGRAM AND REALIZE THE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN SHAFTED (IN OH SO MANY WAYS)AND HAVE HAD ENOUGH AND ARE FIGHTING BACK!!! AND THIS LAWYER CRAP...YOU MAY BE ON TO SOMETHING MAYBE US THE HONEST MEMBERSHIP SHOULD BE TALKING TO A LAWYER AND RESOLVE ALOT OF ONGOING ISSUES!!!!

VERY DISCOURAGED 1251 MEMBER

23/2/2009

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 The last big mouth member who decided to destroy our provincial local ended up being caught taking money that was not his after it was all said and done and the ones who he was trying to destroy got the last laugh because they ended up being the ones who were decent and honest.

 You know what they say ---- it is no problem hanging on to a bone as long as you are 100 per cent sure you know what you are talking about because if you don't you may end up getting the bone back and it will be a real big bone.

  Whoever you are nbboy you do not have a clue as to what Cupe is all about and the major corruptness that exists in this organization or unless you are part of the corruptness and you are afraid of being exposed.

21/2/2009

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Webmaster,  I was talking to one of the counsellors who is among the soon to be on the e.i. line and this person was saying that one of the counsellors who was offered a job an hour away from her home a couple of weeks ago has been let go from the government again already. Another one was offered a part time job on a ferry directing cars. Every one of them are according to this person on  6 months probation again with no guarantee of wages and Cupe is authorizing this.

     Watch out custodians because you about to go on the ride of your life and this site may be the only thing that is going to keep your eyes open to the truth so that you can demand that you do not get misrepresented from CUPE like these poor counsellors when it is your time to walk the plank.

      Cupe has allowed the counsellors to be contracted out so why would they not do it with the custodians. Why do you think they raised the dues so they could continue with the same income to themselves with less members. I thinkthis nbboy member is about to learn the hard way Cupe will win at everyone else's expense. They operate just like our government does money in bullshit out.

   I think some of these members have to get off the peace pipe because we are at war and this is our livlihood and Cupe does not care if we starve.

  OH BY THE WAY NBBOY THIS IS THE CUPE 1251 MEMBERS SITE AND YOU ARE A MEMBER AND THE WEBMASTER IS TRYING TO SAVE YOUR FUTURE AND YOU DO NOT KNOW IT NOR APPRECIATE IT.

21/2/2009

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 Webmaster I read that lawyer threat thing on the site and I wonder if our dues money is paying for the lawyer. If it comes out that the nbboy site writer is using our dues money through Cupe National to pay for lawyers to represent him in a case about true written facts that Cupe National has found out about him and his wrong doings they should jail him and throw away the keys. This way he can become the real nbboy/toy.

21/2/2009

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  I think Cupe National had better watch itself if it is sending threatening emails to our site. This kind of garbage should not be tolerated and the (nbboy )and we can guess who the boy is should be taken down by the R.C.M.P. after the members have a couple of rounds at him.

  What does Cupe think it is the Mafia and we should bow down to their every threat? We may continue to be repeatedly trampled by these bastards but if they think we are going to stop writing about what they are doing to us then they better get ready for a real fight because we are 100 per cent more honest and we have the numbers and the dirt on them.

  DON'T GIVE UP WEBMASTER. YOU ARE OUR ONLY HOPE AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME OUR ONLY REAL TRUE LEADER.

21/2/2009

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Webmaster. What space aged cowboy wrote that lawyer thing? Does he not realize that he is a thieving crook and we know who he really is and members have the right to write into a site that identifies true facts about a union that collects money from them and should be accountable? I think this site should be on a National television show like DATE LINE. The contents are remarkable and the availablility of being able to write the truth for others to see is there at no cost to the members.

    Every local union should have such a site to limit the future crooks and con artists.

    It is evident you are getting to the real assholes now Cupe 1251 Webmaster. Keep plugging it to them. You are the real light at the end of the tunnel ;and you, whoever you are, should be running Cupe Local 1251.

Oh we know who it is , he is from the Miramichi and he is a Custodian ,   and one of those that voted to raise our Union Dues ,  and one of those that travels to Ottawa ;)

20/2/2009

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I know that this web site is hosted by THE PLANET.

 My lawyer is now preparing a court order to force the web server company to provide the name of the person hosting this web site.

 I sure I will not be surprised who it may be.

See you in court.

I do believe we hit a nerve ,   (laugh out loud)

17/2/2009

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 Is Cupe planning on keeping us under administration until the members give up on getting Danny Legere charged with theft and removed from ever being involved in Cupe National functions.

 If this is the case I guess we will be under administration for many years to come because the longer this form of unacceptable corruption is permitted to continue the more pissed off and vocal the members of Cupe 1251 are becoming.

  If Cupe National does not do something about Legere then this could be the beginning of the total destruction of Cupe in New Brunswick.

  Maybe this is Paul Moist's real agenda and he has been able to find a crook like Legere to meet his goal and he will get the real big bucks from some of the other unions.

  There are lots of theories out their but Danny Legere is no theory. Danny Legere was caught red handed stealing money from Cupe New Brunswick and he needs to be dealt with like we deal with the rest of the thieves in this country.

14/2/2009

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 I hate to complain but do you think you get at least get some better looking con men on the front page. It is bad enough that they are con men but they even look like con men without changing anything.

  I guess if it looks like a duck it is a duck and in this case if they look like con men they are con men.

  Keep laying it on us Webmaster you are doing an incredibly great job.

14/2/2009

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Webmaster,   I hope the custodians get together soon and elect among themselves a committtee that will start looking into new jobs, new training, or a transfer agreement set up for them because if they don't they will end up like some of the counsellors in jobs with no guarantee of anything and always wondereing when they are going to get their 30 day notice.

         If Cupe is supporting them going to other unions you know they will do the same with the custodians or they may do the same as they have done with the counsellors. Cupe is organizing the contractor workers who are taking the counsellor's jobs.

         Nice double crossing work Danny Leger and Bob Hicks. I suppose this compliments your double billing scam. As long as the money is going in your pockets you do not care how it gets there.

         Watch out custodians Cupe is taking you down next. I imagine our turn is coming soon also. I really wonder what you have been offered to get rid of 1251.

12/2/2009

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Wemaster,  Why is Cupe wasting our money putting propaganda sites together about our last strike that they did not support and are trying to take credit for now.

               Cupe should be putting together a site that exposes all the crooks that we have caught and what is being done about them. Oh ya, I forgot they would have to expose some of the the top assholes that sit on the National Executive Board, primarily, DANNY LEGER. This is what Cupe should be really doing --- cleaning up the rif/raf and exposing them to the general public so they do not steal from any more members in other unions.

10/2/2009

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Some very good comments on the fate of the custodians because what is stated is unfortunately accurate. The days of being represented by people of knowledge are long gone and the new creation of expensive stupidity and the only guarantee is that of calculated lip service is in the forefront of Cupe New Brunswick's only agenda idea on union service.

In other words fellow members good luck getting a decent future contract and good luck getting help when the government decides they no longer like the look of your face because you are on your own and the only help you will receive from Cupe is the idea of help in theory only.

Keep printing Webmaster because this site is better than any paper the Irvings have ever tried to print.

09/2/2009

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Some very good comments on the fate of the custodians because what is stated is unfortunately accurate. The days of being represented by people of knowledge are long gone and the new creation of expensive stupidity and the only guarantee is that of calculated lip service is in the forefront of Cupe New Brunswick's only agenda idea on union service.

In other words fellow members good luck getting a decent future contract and good luck getting help when the government decides they no longer like the look of your face because you are on your own and the only help you will receive from Cupe is the idea of help in theory only.

Keep printing Webmaster because this site is better than any paper the Irvings have ever tried to print.

06/2/2009

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Hello Webmaster,  I am a custodian and I am very worried because I have been told the custodians are going to be in another union or maybe our jobs will be contracted out and no one is coming around from the union and telling us what is going on or what the plan is to protect us and how to prepare for what is really going to come in the months ahead.

            I hope the same thing does not happen to us as has happened to the counsellors because there is no updates as to what to do to help them or what has happened to them or adds in the paper or on the radio. It is as if they do not matter and they are a dead issue and so what if they are out of a job.

         I hope when it is our turn that the union will be fighting against the government's add on move to New Brunswick for a job but it looks like the union is going to dump on us too and just collect the big union dues until we are gone and we will probably not even get a thanks for the big contribution but we will get a meeting telling us they did everything they could to save our jobs but too bad so sad and good luck on your new job with the Cupe contractor at half the hourly wages and no benefits and by the way you are still going to have to pay union dues to us. This is the game we won and you lost and better luck next time.

 I really hope my fellow custodians get together soon and demand from the union a plan from now on in to the date the government decides to put the screws to us and get a proper transfer agreement for us.

One thing for sure Custodians WILL be going to another Union, the legal changes necessary to change the Community Colleges to a Crown Corporation will be before the House in October of this year , then in 2010  the changes will take place, the Custodians will leave Part One of the Civil Service Act.  Don't expect to much from CUPE National cause there's a good chance we could land up with NBPEA instead of CUPE ,  what's at stake ? :

1) our contract

2) our Pension

3) our Long Term Disability

4) our wages

5) our seniority

6) Vacations

7)A transfer agreement , and more than likely a WHOLE new contract

I can guarantee you that if people with no experience whatsoever , like Mike Connors, Everett Godfrey,  Maurice Leblanc (who was on the negotiating committee and could not understand what was going on)  Are going to negotiate for us we WILL be screwed , cause CUPE National will not give a SHIT  about us anymore then than they do now !!

05/2/2009

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Webmaster,  Thanks for keeping us updated because  we never receive any news letter to inform us of what is going on. It is great that you get out there and get all the ins and outs of 1251 and relay everything back to us. It sounds like this meeting 1251 had with only invited guests was just a formality and the outcome was put in motion before the meeting. How much more of our money are they going to waste under this administration? The talk at my workplace is most of the people at this meeting did not know anything about our union and had no clue as to what they were really voting on.

   It also sounds like the new local executive when it comes to be will probably be made up of a bunch of people who also will not know what they are doing and will have no respect from the employers and this will create another continuation of no representation or misrepresentation.

   Like it or not Cupe 1251 will never be what it was before administration and the members are going to continue to suffer.

03/2/2009

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WEBMASTER,  Where did you get the picture of the two want--a--b's on the front page in the bottom of a shredder pile from the R.C.M.P. crime fraud division because the only other place would be on a wanted poster on a Canada wide warrant.

   I can not believe that they want to increase our union dues when we can hardly afford to feed our families and put gas in our cars and heat our houses. On top of that we have had no representation for over a year and they still keep collecting and flying themselves all over the country and parts of the world.

    The big thing I can not understand is there is still around two dozen people who still support these assholes and how does this little amount of support keep them in power to continue to steal from us.

Very true , the few people that are playing along with CUPE National are not helping anyone , (just themselves) it's very sad , but ya know there's always people like that around.

31/1/2009

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  I was reading the comment on the increase of union dues proposal by the dummy team. Are they out to lunch. There should be a law against this, This is legalized extortion and these dopes are being used to promote it as if it was their idea and as if we sent them there with the authority to do so.

   I hope the delegates have some kind of smarts and get this turned around. We should not have to pay union dues while we are under administration because the national union is running our union and the national dues should cover whatever expenses they are approving.

    Imagine having the nerve to raise union dues when members are being dropped and more to come without proper representation.

   These guys are basically common criminals in my mind.

30/1/2009

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Webmaster,  Did you ever email or call Paul Moist? He replies or gets one of his flunkies to refer you to Hickes or Legere who you are complaining about in the first place. No wonder we do not have any representation. I think New Brunswick is the worst place for this because other provinces at least get a little help when they complain about the lack of knowledge and assistance they are not receivng.

      What we receive now while under administration is a waste of good air. It is no wonder Cupe is always going on about the environment in New Brunswick. It is due to the big bags of SHITthey have sucking all the good air out of the atmosphere here as they run away from doing their work.

Oh, I forgot that is in their job description in New Brunswick (do not do anything but pretend you do and say you do and never never question the boss when he instructs you to SCREW the members just do it).

      Good luck as you all go down counsellors and good luck to the custodians as they go next. If there is anyone in between good luck to you also.

        Last thing: do not forget to keep paying your dues because Cupe needs it bad to insure they get the right legal opinions on how not to do anything for you while staying out of court for lack of representation.

      Remember, LEGERE and HICKES will still have their jobs when you are all gone. They will shed a couple of crocodile tears as they belly laugh in side like good politicians always do. They may not be very smart but you do not have to be if you enroll in and continue to take the PROFESSIONAL CON JOB 101 COURSE.

30/1/2009

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Webmaster, Would you like to know the latest on the counsellors? Some have been offered jobs by the employer/take it or leave it style with Bob Hicks giving the employer his blessing---defining that would be a little difficult. On top of that, the jobs come with a probationary period/wages only guaranteed for 12 months based on who knows what amount/ no tranfer agreement for senority, benefits,or future wages/and the new jobs are not with Cupe ---they are with the NBPEA. The other half who have not been offered jobs are out in the cold and on their way to E.I.followed by welfare or they can go get a job with the liquor commission as a casual until they die.Hicks, I hear from the counsellors, is pushing this idea big time through his informants and propaganda.

    This is the style of garbage the members who have been paying union dues up to 35 years receive when it comes time for them to really need representation from someone that knows what they are doing.

    MOIST, HICKS, and LEGER should be held legally accountable for destroying these counsellors lives because Moist openly admitted Hicks and Leger made him aware of what was going to happen to these people and they chose to do NOTHING until the employer formally dumped these counsellors.

    These three should be behind bars.

I fully expect the same thing will happen to the Custodians ,  the Correctional Officers should be ok cause their a large group.

 BTW I wonder how a handful of people that have never very much been involved in the Union think they can Change our Constitution , to make it better ,  a Constitution that took 15 years to put together , they have no idea why certain clauses are there , and they are to stunned to realize that CUPE is there guiding them like a bunch of sheep to change the constitution to what CUPE National wants  lol  oh well , guess it makes them feel important , CUPE National know how to do that to people they need,  then they just toss them out   ..

29/1/2009

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 The new thing in the rumour mill is Cupe would like to raise our union dues to three (3) times our hourly rate for union dues. Imagine they think that the poor should pay more in times when members are losing their jobs. This is how Cupe remains with the same income with less members.

  If the members who are delegates go along with this, there is no need for the continuance of a union because being part of this union is just a license to steal from the members.

  We are presently paying the same as big labour unions who get thirty dollars an hour not fifteen to twenty.

  We are being ripped off and administration permits this.

29/1/2009

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Why the hell are we still paying union dues !! We have no representation ,, no protection!

I was a volunteer at the strike headquarters ,, allong with my brothers and sisters, WE WORKED HARD FOR OUR MEMBERS! and for a union we at the time thougth was going to back us up, i had a chance to go to federicton,, and what is saw was very disapointing  indeed,, we had our negociation team working there ass off!! if it weren t for them we would have been 3 more years back in every way. And then they other side,, Our cupe national provincial and THe goverment sleeping in the same bed!!.. I take my hat off to Louis Arseneau and the team for what was an almost impossilbe task!!!

keep fighting Brothers and Sisters!!

1251 custodian Bathurst

25/1/2009

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Upon reading the section on Administration I am totally puzzled at the grounds for Administration. It states that in case of emergency and having received substantive evidence from members it is in the best interest of the membership to be taken under Administration! What is the substantive evidence? Substantive evidence means "Actual Evidence". Based on recent audit of the books there was no wrongful findings EXCEPT with Dan Legere's scheme of double billing Cupe 1251 and Cupe N.B.So from what I can see they had no "actual evidence" to take us under Administration. So I ask WHY ARE WE THE 1251 MEMBERS ALLOWING CUPE NATIONAL TO HOLD US UNDER ADMINISTRATION FOR NO APPARENT REASON? We deserve to know the real reason not the fabricated one. Remember this is OUR union so we have to come together and take it back. Now not later!!   1251 Human Service Counsellor

As I have mentioned in the past , the only way things can change is through legislation , until CUPE members in this Province are willing to contact their MLA's and push for new laws in regards to proper and fair treatment of Union members, and Accountability by CUPE National , we are powerless CUPE National will do as they please.

25/1/2009

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Great job Webmaster! Ok rumour has it that besides the supposed fudged up books(that was proven to be bogus and a ploy to make our Prov. Exec look bad) it has also been said that another reason for Administration  was the fact that the CO's wanted to go to another union. Apparently this was checked into by our volunteers at the request of the membership and these volunteers get slapped in the face for doing what they volunteered to do! work for the members. Something is really wrong with this Administration. Now Cupe itself is sitting back while 40 counsellors are being ELIMINATED! As far as I can tell Cupe has done nothing for these poor counsellors! Why was Cupe so upset about these volunteers checking into the request of the CO's (with no results) but yet they ELIMINATE classifications! Something smells fishy!!!! We are powerless as we have no union to fight for us. Are we kept under Administration so we have no representation?? and are unable to help our poor brother and sisters! I am beginning to wonder! We are over paying in our dues every month for one person (who is apparently to busy to represent us). Cupe is hanging us out to dry.            

Dazed and confused 1251 CO

24/1/2009

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Webmaster, Did Brother Jones our past Secretary Treasurer and Trustees ever get an apology for being wrongfully accused of basically stealing money from the membership? If not Brother Moist should be ashamed of his behaviour. As for the vindictive accusers they should be charged for slander and defamation of character! They caused a lot of unnecessary pain on these people and should be made accountable.   Righteous 1251 Member

No Sir! Written Apologies were promised to Your Pres. Louis Arseneau and to Fred Jones by Susan Barton , this has never been done it was to take the form of an Email sent to ALL members,  but as per CUPE National practice , they just lied to shut people up at the meeting.

24/1/2009

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HEY WEBMASTER,  Does John Burrows have our site because I think he should be aware of what HICKES and LEGERE are up to and how it affects all the members of his union. As a matter of fact, this may be a way for all the members across Canada to become aware of our site.

      Keep digging Webmaster. you are doing a fantastic job.

Yes he does have the address to this site,  that's how he came to contacting us. There are people from all over Canada comming to see this site, and also some from the US , little by little people are learning the truth !

22/1/2009

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Good Job Webmaster! I will try and make this short and to the point. I was always under the belief that unions wanted to keep it's members not throw them under the bus! They are doing nothing for these counsellors that are being ELIMINATED this May. I am sure Cupe could have reversed the decision if Cupe would have stood their ground and fought. And now Cupe's talking about removing more members!!!!! Cupe is suppose to stand for UNITY not division.

Wake the f#*% up Cupe and keep the membership together!    1251 Custodian

22/1/2009

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Hi Webmaster, very imformative site! I must say I am amazed at most of what I have been reading. How can innocent people be accused of and obviously found guilty of all these fabricated lies as Cupe has done NOTHING to help these members. Cupe has taken 1251 under Administration for way too long and is still under administration even when it has came to light that there was no wrong doings on the Provincal Executives behalf with exception of our Cupe N.B. President Dan Legere's illegal double billing of the memberships union dues.Maybe once could be called a mistake BUT double billing Cupe N.B also. Naah! That is just plain stealing! Some form of sanctions should be put on Dan Legere. Cupe was quick to condemn the rest of the Executive (with the exception of Maurice LeBlanc) for liable accusations that had no proof; so I ask WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO DAN LEGERE! The very least he should be made to pay back the money he swindled and step down from his positions that he holds within Cupe.

Actually to go one step farther let ALL the members decide on a suitable punishment for his crimes.After all it was the memberships money!

A  N.B Correctional Officer

21/1/2009

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Webmaster,  The introductory page states it all / all the crooks are at the top and the members on the bottom who are paying the big union dues in hard times are unable to do anything.

           The human service counsellors are out the door without any program in place to date to help them get their jobs back:the custodians are next on the chopping block, followed by M.O.R.E. Services.

           Bob Davidson as a regional director was most certainly not the cream of the crop as far as being on the up and up all the time; but even Bob Davidson would not have let happen to 1251 that has been sanctioned by one Robert Hickes and one Daniel Legere.

      Hickes and Legere put Davidson to shame and the only thing Canadian about these two is the fact they unfortunately still live in Canada. I think  the only reason these two get away with the stuff they do is because they are strikers(bum boys) for a whole bunch of other Cupe crooks. You may question this theory; but think about it , the two of them together do not amount to even one half of a human being.

20/1/2009

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OK I JUST SEND THIS EMAIL TO PAUL, SUSAN  AND THE OTHER @$# HOLE ..........CRIMINALS!! WHY CUZ YOU PROTECT CRIMINALS!!!! YOU HAVE FORSAKEN US!!! STEALING FROM US!!

WHAT IS YOUR EXCUSE THIS TIME!!! 1251 WAS A GREAT UNION ,, YOU $#%^ING BLOOD SUCKERS !!! MARITIMERS DESERVE REPRESENTATION! IF NOT BY YOU THEN BY A RESPECTABLE UNION!!! GARBAGE YOU ARE!!  WHAT IS IT BECAUSE OF A OUR ABILITY TO SPEAK 2 LANGUAGES,, ARE YOU AFRAID OF US THAT BAD THAT YOU PUT PRESSURE LIKE THIS JUST TO DESTROY US FOR THE SAKE OF DANNY LEGERE ,, WAKE UP YOU HAS-BEENS!!

They now know who i am and i don't give  a shit!

 SP

 Supporting all of you in 1251

19/1/2009

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Thank You webmaster for keeping us informed with all the ongoings of Cupe. You are doing a fantastic job!! I am a quiet Cupe 1251 member for a lot of years but I have to give my opinion on this whole Administration nonsense. Fine we went under Administration due to some wrong doing of the books...well books have been audited and there was NO wrong doings by our Secretary Treasure or Trustees BUT there was Double Billing by our past Prov.Pres and now Cupe N.B Pres Dan Legere! What is being done to rectify this? Does anyone know if Mr.Legere is stepping down from Cupe N.B Pres. or being charged for stealing our union dues? Has there been a formal apology to our Secretary Treasure and Trustees? I know there is some good in everybody so come on Cupe do what is right for the membership!!! Take us out from Administration and Apologize and rid us of the real criminal! not the innocent.

1251 member

Best way to find this out is to write to pmoist@cupe.ca and ask him what is being done about the theft of cupe 1251 funds by the President of CUPE NB , as far as that goes funds were taken from CUPE NB at the same time , and we have documentation from an independant auditor proving this , it's hard to believe Susan Barton who is suppose to be taking care of cupe 1251 has not laid charges against Dan Legere !!!!  She should be asked the same question !  sbarton@cupe.ca

19/1/2009

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 Did you hear the lastest? CUPE national has put together a list of changes they want approved to the 1251 constitution that will basically take away the equal representaion from each sublocal that we did have and get rid of some of the sublocals. They are developing a provincial local that will be representing maybe only one local and also not the interests of all the classifications.

     The proposal if I understand it right will be the creation of absolute corruption and totally destroy any posssiblity of proper representation for the future.

  The whole thing will be a farce with the continued collection of big dues with no accountablility. I can not believe the group of people who were on this committee went along with the total destruction of a constitution that many other locals dreamed of having at one time.

   I think there is one person operating this complete set up and he should be in jail but no one chooses to do anything about it.

I dare to say that Danny Legere is Paul Moist's bum boy ,  and Paul Moist will do everything he can to protect him  ,  can't wait till this hits the national Press. 

13/1/2009

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 I have been keeping up my reading of your site for some time now and I can not keep wondering why the so-called brothers and sisters of your 1251 union who complained to the National union about the executive have not filed letters of apology to the National union for making an enormous mistake. These members have created a situation that has lead to a membership paying dues for next to no representation nor authority over their needs to protect one person being Danny Legere.

     One can only conclude that Danny Legere has something on these people who wrote the letters of complaint or he wrote the letters himself and had those idiots sign them and send them.

       Either way they are in it together and they all should go down with Danny Legere because they have destroyed this union and should not be given any opportunity to do it again.

13/1/2009

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Whoever the webmaster is must be retired or semi retired because the amount of good work that has been done to put this site together and update the members with real honest current information is remarkable. I think every Cupe union should have a webmaster with a site like this so members do not get the polished politically correct with no true substance answers to their questions when they want to know what is really going on.

  I would like to commend you Webmaster for standing up to the MAN and taking on the big guys for the betterment of the little guys.

09/1/2009

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Webmaster,  I am surprised that the Police Association that belongs to Cupe New Brunswick has not informed the R.C.M.P. of what Danny Legere has done and filed charges against him or at the very least had him excuse himself from ever being involved in Cupe Union activities again and paid back the money with interest for not being charged.

            Are all the top Cupe hogs dirty or just the Cupe New Brunswick top hogs? We should not be affiliated with a provincial organization that permits this type of garbage to go on! Is there a way to get out of Cupe New Brunswick because if nothing is going to be done with Legere we should not be part of that crooked bunch.

04/1/2009

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 Let's stop beating around the bush.  The audit is done and Legere is without any doubt the guilty party and double billing is taking money that is not yours to take so we should not be giving him any more tactics of stalling/he has to go and that is that. There is no discussion or questions to be asked or answered/what Legere did is not excusable or does not entertain any form of a pardon. If Paul Moist does not demand his resignation with a signed document he will never run for any Cupe office again then Moist should be investigated and gone also.

  This is the least the members of Cupe 1251 and Cupe New Brusnwick should get from the National Union.

    I am very impressed that the records were kept properly so when the auditor audited our books and checked out Cupe New Brunswick's books we could finally get that bastard.

    Hats off to the rest of the executive and the trustees for doing their jobs because if they had not of, we would have never got Danny Legere pulling off his double billing scam.

Don't hold your breath , I think Danny Legere is Paul Moist's  bum boy , if only the RCMP could get involved ,  CUPE National is powerful and on the surface seems untouchable ,   but then again every dog has it's day  ;)

04/1/2009

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Another year has passed and it looks like things in Cupe are not going to change anytime soon!! As far as I can tell the only thing that will be changing is the lose of our counsellors. Shame Cupe!! Stop protecting the guilty thiefs and start protecting the innocent counsellors.As a 1251 member I would like to see some action on Cupe's behalf to help our fellow counsellors out.Any one of us could be next if Cupe doesn't get off their ass and start speaking out!!!!

Signed: Fed up Miramichi Counsellor

02/1/2009

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 Well, Christmas and New Years is over and Cupe has taken off the holidays while members who are about to lose their jobs still remain in limbo wondering when the union is going to mount a real campaign and expose the dirt of the government and all of it's politicians. This was just a little blurb of wishful thinking because we all know Legere and Hickes are in the  pockets of the politicans and the union is just going to do the bare minimum and let the time run out so they can go about their easy lives being wined and dined by the poiticians.

    It is shameful what little representation the members receive for the big union dues they pay every month.

28/12/2008

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  It is definite that Legere has fooled Bob Hickes and Moist and many others in Cupe by making sure Cupe 1251 was taken under administration so he could cover up his double billing money scam and try to put the focus on the honest people by making up stories and having complaints sent to National about the honest people.

   Stay tuned Members of Cupe because if what is about to go down in the very near  future goes down due to this unnecessary prolonged administration and there is a proper forenzic audit performed on Cupe N.B. an immediate change to the Cupe N.B. top two executive members and the regional director for N.B. will have to occur.

     There should never be any toleration of this type of corruption in unions. The days of cheap talk, cover ups, and bull shit have to go and those who promote it have to go too.

22/12/2008

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Webmaster,  Danny Legere was always constantly bragging to everyone about how honest he was and how he was a better candidate than other Cupe members for the higher recognized positions and how he never made mistakes.

            Well one can only deduct one thing from Legere's arrogant comments and that is he is guilty of double dipping on purpose and we all know what that means in the face of the law. Legere also always bragged about being smarter than everyone else but he forgot he is not smarter than some of the Cupe members and he has been caught red handed this time and I think the book should be thrown at him because he is in a position of authority and responsiblity and if he is let off, Cupe Members'  Money will never be safe again.

  Why hasn't the Cupe New Brunswick Executive stepped up to the plate and told Legere to get lost. I hope there isn't more Cupe New Brunswick executive members tied up in the same scam as him or are members afraid for their well being as some of the Cupe 1251 members were when they were under Danny Legere's regieme.

    I think is someone steps up to the plate a whole lot of skeletons are going to come out of the closet and maybe things will get cleaned up and a proud straight up union will evolve.

22/12/2008

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I read all the comments on Legere and it is probably possible that legere is influencing Cupe National to keep Cupe 1251 under administration until after the annual Cupe New Brunswick Convention in 2009. This way he can get himself reelected without the wrongful act of double billing and other wrongul thinsgs becoming knowledgeable on the floor at the Cupe N.B. Convention. I am very curious as are many other members as to who he is doing or what he is doing at our expense to continue to be able to get away with this type of wrongul behaviour.

         Members are suffering with this imposed administration and members are even losing their jobs because of the lack of authourity due to this administration and the only one who is benefiting is Danny Legere.

      Think about it members of Cupe. If Danny Legere is willing to sell out his own members for his own personal benefit, imagine what else he is willing to do to remain as Paul Moist's bum boy.

14/12/2008

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 Is there any way we can get this site to the papers because what is being allowed by Cupe National is definitely hinging on far from on the up and up, if you no what I mean. Permitting Leger to hold any kind of office is what we would expect from a group of gangsters and one could only determine from such permission that the whole works of Cupe at his level is involved in the same kind of wrongful activity.

      I just do not understand why the Police Association has not contacted the R.C.M.P. so they are not drawn into this Cupe N.B. mess.

     The prolonged adminstration and Leger's activities have given the counsellors an unfair shake at getting their jobs back because there is no representation and no accountablility and no mechanism for complaints.

       It is a real shame when ONE BOY/WANT TO BE MAN is given the power to ruin the lives of many hard working devoted loyal members of this union, like the counsellors.

        WE SHOULD BE PROTESTING SHAME SHAME SHAME DANNY LEGER in front of the Cupe Offices.

Contact your MLA about CUPE's actions,  write letters to the Editor , and give this site's address ,  tell everyone you know in other CUPE Unions about this site

12/12/2008

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Webmaster.    I see in the news the counsellors had a rally in Saint John in the rain and they had  a pretty good turn out. One of the counsellors contacted me and said legere was hollering what do you we want and his response was respect and one of the counsellors hollered back to him saying we want our jobs back and screw the respect Legere. My question to you webmaster is what was that asshole doing there in the first place : he has absolutely no idea what these poor counsellors are going through nor does he know what it is that they exactly do and he is in the limelight of taking money that was not his to take in the first place.

        The last thing these counsellors need is the likes of Legere representing them or speaking on their behalf. The employer must be laughing all the way to the bank knowing that not only are the counsellor's union under administration but they have a crook as their spokesperson.

       I hope it never gets to the point that the government decides to get rid of any more Cupe members because we are all going to be in major trouble.

Sad part is , no matter what Danny Leger does, he is untouchable as long as Paul Moist protects him , this is NOT the first time Danny Leger has gotten caught with his hands in the cookie jar ! ....

1) Driving past the Moncton airport all the way to Halifax to take a plane , so he could get Mileage,  

2) Driving to Quebec City for a Meeting (for Millage)

3) Double billing CUPE NB and CUPE 1251 ,

just to name a few occasions.  You see once a person gets into the Inner circle of CUPE National they can just about get away with anything , it's a shame that CUPE New Brunswick Executive does not ask to have a Independent Audit of their books , that would be something to see hehehehehe,  but that will NEVER happen ,  it's really sad cause remember, CUPE New Brunswick is made up of Presidents of different Unions in this Province , and they are getting the wool pulled over their eyes , I really do feel bad for them .....

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  This Cupe 1251 situation is just like a government establishment. We are under administration with one person running the whole show with Ottawa's interference, we have a group of counsellors losing their jobs with a dim future outlook, we have questionable adequate representation and information to the members and we have the past president Danny Legere involved in a money scandal.

  The whole thing stinks----nothing is getting done properly, the members are getting burned, and Legere is getting away with something no other member will ever or should ever get away with.

10/12/2008

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     Is there any news as to Danny Legere resigning or is he like Conrad Black and will be given a Presidential pardon for his crime from Paul Moist. Maybe he should be shipped to the states where political positons do not matter any more/if you do the crime you do the time.

     Cupe National had no problem taking our local under administration when a couple of members made up a few complaints so why is it that when something wrong actually appears through a proper investigation about a person in a position of trust that Cupe National wipes it under the rug.

      If Legere does not go then Cupe National should be investigated.

06/12/2008

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Webmaster, I would like to just say that Danny Legere  does not represent the rest of the correctional officers in the province of New Brunswick and he is nothing more than a total disgrace to the profession.I hope he is dealt with harshly and if someone lets him away with anything at all then they are to be dealt with in the same manner.

06/12/2008

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 Webmaster,  Sometimes when someone is trying to cover up something they start a rumour about others to take the light off of them. Well Leger tried to cover up his taking of three honorariums versus his two honorariuims totolling one thousand seven humdred dollars before his time off and huge expenses for a three month period for doing nothing and he got out smarted by the HONEST GUYS THIS TIME.

  It was just a matter of time before he went down and he did it all himself and Cupe's kangaroo court or his boyfriend, Bob Hicks, is not going to be able to save him this time.

   GOOD-BYE and GOOD RIDDENS LEGER.

06/12/2008

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 Cupe New Brunswick has done nothing for the laid off members of 1251. I can only wonder if this is because Danny Legere is in hiding from the Cupe Police over his final big stunt and he is going to pull the I am too sick to go to work again stunt and go into hiding like he did last year hoping everyone will forget about what he has done.

   It will not work this time Danny Legere because the members have it in writing and from an outside party with real credibility. It is all over Danny Legere and the world is going to be a better place with you back in the bleachers where you should have been from the start. We do not need people like you representing our union. I am looking forward to you coming back to work doing a real job with real people at a real workplace. See you soon Danny.

05/12/2008

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 Now that Paul Moist has a copy of the audit report is he going to demand the resignation of Danny Legere or is Cupe New Brunswick going to do the right thing and demand the resignation of Legere. Either way he has no choice but to say GOOD NIGHT DICK.

   Maybe the easy thing to do is file a complaint with the R.C.M.P. crime fraud division and investigate the whole of Cupe New Brunswick and where our and everyone elses'  unions contributions are going.

  It looks like Cupe National has opened pandora's box and they are not going to get the lid shut on her this time.

   It would be real nice to see a few more big heads become little heads before this is all done.

05/12/2008

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  It is a glorious day for justice when you read the headlines THE PRESIDENT OF CUPE NEW BRUNSWICK DANNY LEGERE gets caught with his hands in the cookie jar.

   Legere was the mastermind behind the complainers who lead our union into administration and the mastermind behind keeping us under adminstration for so long ; but he left out one little important detail and that was that if an audit was done on 1251, an audit would have to be done on Cupe New Brunswick to verify the expenses for Legere.

    This is how Legere got caught DOUBLE BILLING and trying to rip off Cupe New Brunswick. One does not make a mistake of this size for this type of expense because it is a very large amount and it is a set amount that comes up only at certain times each year for presidents of CUPE organizations.

There probably should be a more extensive audit performed on Cupe New Brunswick and Cupe National in relation to Legere's expenses.I also question as to what is going on with the Cupe New Bruswick trustees and Rick Mac Millan and if there is any other forms of double billing going on in that organization.Legere had Joe Mcnamee of Cupe 1251 removed for  good from ever holding any position in  Cupe for the exact same thing so it is Legere's turn to be removed for good from ever holding any position in Cupe as long as he is a member and maybe he should lose his membership also. If this does not happen there will be a war in New Brunswick and this time it will not be with the employer.

      Hats off to the 1251 trustees and the rest of the past executive and to the auditor and Susan Barton. May you all have a peaceful day and a very merry Christmas.

05/12/2008

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Webmaster:  Well after many months of waiting for the audit of Cupe 1251 to be completed the night arrived and Sister Barton relayed the results in the Miramichi. The audit relayed that the one and only DANNY LEGERE attempted to double bill Cupe New Brunswick for double his honorariums. Danny Legere thought he was going to get away with this but he forgot one little aspect and that was a well maintained set of books will catch people like him everytime. I wonder what Darrell McDermaid and Phyllis Bouschell are going to do when they find out about how they defamed many of the trustees and the other executive and caused the local to be put under administration. These people need to pay and pay big time.

     I also wonder if Cupe New Brunswick is going to follow the Cupe National agreed upon procedure for executive members who double bill. Rick MacMillan and Bob Hickes had not better try to hide this one unless they want to go down with Legere.Danny Legere will have to resign as President of Cupe New Brunswick and sign a form stating he will never run again for any executive position in Cupe, pay back the money,go back to work at a real job, and maybe face legal ramifications.

     It is a great day for the little people ; being the regular members,when dirty politicians get caught and nailed to the wall.

     I am very pleased Sister Barton chose an honest thorough auditor to do our books.

03/12/2008

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Hi webmaster

We have to have a plan of action here,, most of us in 1251 dont know what the f*** to do!! and like on your front page some members are selling out at our expence, its hard to see throught this mukky mess. WE members need to get togheter and STICK  our necks out and not be afraid to get it shot off. Most of our members are hard working and dedicated to the cause i m sure of it, and some have cupe nationnal blood, and thats sad,, there will always be someone to kick you when your down, but to get up and fight back is up to us.

thank you

02/12/2008

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 Many members are wondering why they have not been contacted as to the recent lay offs and why there is no campaign in the public. The general membership wants to help the counsellors but nothing is going on and it has become last year's news in the media. I wonder what the excuse is this time or will Cupe try to sell the idea to the members this is their plan to stay low for a month and then come out with the guns blasting. Cupe must really think the members are  naive and gullable because this crap does not wash anymore. This is why we still require courts of law to attempt to straighten these big money machines out.

      It sure appears the deal is done and the government knows Legere and Hickes are self serving jokes and they can be easily bought at the expense of the members.

      Do not give up the fight counsellors : there still are members behind you.

02/12/2008

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  The provincial government has already started to pave the way for the elimination of the human service counsellors in mental health. In one of the largest regions in the province they have changed the work duties completely and put the counsellors all under one outreach program that they have been threatening to do away with for the past few years and the social workers are now doing the human service counsellors' work as we speak.

        I wonder what Cupe is going to do about this or are they going to let it slide until the lay off notices come out for this other group.

         It is very clear the government wants all of the counsellors gone and unfortunately many of our CUPE brothers and sisters who work in the same departments are not going to stick their necks out and help the counsellors. It is a very sad state of affairs.

01/12/2008

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Update Webmaster,  Many of the counsellors are being presssured by Cupe and the employer to get interviewed for possible secretary jobs that will only give them their present rate of pay for one year and less than that if they get transfered now--- they will only get seven months guaranteed pay then they will go down from three to six dollars per hour less if the job is even there in one year.

  Cupe is splashing the papers and the television with p3 adds but there has not been one add on the counsellors with child protection losing their jobs in any media.

   Word on the street is MORE Services is next on the hit list because it has been stated Bob Daley is moonlighting with another private non union agency in the Miramichi for the last ten months waiting for the government to make an announcement that will keep him in a job but the counsellors on the street.

    I imagine Cupe is aware of this too and keeping this under their hat and calculating behind closed doors as to how they are going to act totally shocked when another group of members get the axe letter.

     Leger and Hicks should be forced to resign because we are paying those scam artists to make fools of  us and laugh at us when we are gone while they enjoy the big salaries and go on cruises and vacations we will never ever be able to even think about going on.

   Counsellors don't let Cupe win the fight against you and make Cupe do what they are supposed to do not what they say they are going to do.

30/11/2008

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Hi webmaste,

Well we are looking at more problems,, now that CUPE Nat is looking to remove the Adm on us in 09 ,,instead of like now!

that is just typical of Nat and Gov behavior,,im not even surprised anymore ,,its like reading in a Government playbook. And i am asking , Now there is potential of more layoffs, and there is by the looks of things, Who will go next. And of what i heard there stalling until the concilors are gone,, but more of 1251 could be a target by then. This is very frustrating, we lost good members and it feels like we re going to loose more. We need to know whats going to happen, not be in the dark like we are. ofcourse when we do find out whats going to happend ,,its already to late. Give back our local our local reps, STOP PICKING YOUR NOSES AND SPENDING OUR MONEY!!! that goes out to our Glorius Gov and our fantastic Nat CUPE,, I hope you get my irony in that.

to finish i will say something that the gov and nat can understand , hey there the ones that are showing us they have the mental capibilty of a 1st grade level

GOV AND NAT KISSING IN A TREE K I S S I N G

Hang in there my brothers and sisters

A 1251 member

27/11/2008

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Webmaster,   I sat on the executive at the provincial level for a period of time and I am confident that if our local had not been taken under administration by cupe national the human service counsellors with family and community services would not have received their lay off slips becasue at the provincial level when Brother Jones read his report on meetings he attended at both the provincial level and the local level the one agenda item that he repeatedly had on his list that he spoke to the employer about was the Future of the human service counsellors at both M.O.R.E.and Family and community Services and discussion around any form of enhancement of their services or changes to their job duties so they could remain employed and so the jobs would not go to the social workers. Well cupe put a fast end to that and now these counsellors are out of work and being treated as if they don't really matter by the employer and the union.

     If I was a human service counsellor I would be organizing a CLASS ACTION SUIT against CUPE and I am confident that due to the case law out there they would win.

     THE BEST OF LUCK COUNSELLORS.

27/11/2008

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 The psychological damage that has been sustained by the laid off counsellors and the rest of the 1251 members will never be repaired due to Cupe's permission to allow propaganda that creates  uncertainty of reestablishing  present jobs and classifications,the fear of obtaining any continued reasonable employment, and  government  forcing intelligent members to make decisions that will haunt their families' financial situations and standard of living for many years to come.

  The 1251 membership is being misrepresented by flunkies or represented by con artists. Either way it is only in the best interest of a select few and most certainly not in the best interest of the majority as it is supposed to be in a democratic forum.

    I hope the rest of the membership gets wise to what is going on and they straighten out Cupe before the same thing that has happened to the counsellors happens to them.

27/11/2008

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Webmaster,  Cupe is making as little effort as possible to help the counsellors. There are no adds on the tv or radio, there are no rallies with the counsellors specifically highlighted, there are no ongoing meetings, they will only appoint one person to run behind the administrator, and they are promoting the employer's plan for low paying jobs for some of the dumped workers. Cupe is only interested in the dues money and the counsellors may pay big dues but there are not enough of them to spark CUPE'S INTEREST.  I hope some of these workers suit CUPE'S ASS OFF because CUPE is allowing Shawn Graham to shit on these counsellors

27/11/2008

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Excellent comments Webmaster. Yes Cupe is doing everything they can to get rid of the human service counsellors . It is my understanding they are supporting the government in it's efforts through a series of meetings to get counsellors to look for a few jobs at a whole lot less pay and to take the jobs immediately with another union.

      If this is looking after their members I think the remaining members better look at who is running the show before they become next on Cupe's let's make a deal hit list.

       Everyone knows they call Leger and Hicks the dirty deal makers and what a dirty deal they have put into place for the human service counsellors. DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS COUNSELLORS because your families' livelihoods hinge on the outcome of this drastic situation.

23/11/2008

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Webmaster,  When you think that maybe Cupe is going to do it's job and protect it's members and represent them the way they should be represented, they ram another bunch of bullshit our way and forget about what is real and important.

            I got a letter today in the mail stating that we will be under administration until at least next spring and Cupe is setting up meetings around the province to mess with the constitution of a local that does not even exist anymore : only in number now ; while the COUNSELLORS are being hoisted out of their jobs. Cupe can set up meetings to play with things that have no impact on the members but they can not set up any meetings to let the membership know what is happening to them now and what is going to happen to many others later. They have created a membership that is unable to support one another ; and therefore, Cupe can permit a group of members to be eliminated from their jobs without the rest of the members even knowing what has taken place. Cupe refers to this as a democratic process and those who question this process will be destroyed and it appears members are supporting this process or they are afraid to speak out and demand answers to their questions with proof and proper representation.

  These lay offs are real and there are more to come and Cupe would rather spend our hard eaned dues money on changing a few articles in a constitution than exercising their efforts on helping long time members who are going to be down and out in less than six months.

  There is no where for these counsellors to turn for real honest help. OH, AND ONE OTHER THING, CUPE DID KNOW ABOUT THE LAY OFFS IN ADVANCE AND DID NOTHING AND IT IS OUT THERE IN WRITING.

NOTE:  We want the Councillors to know that no other members of CUPE 1251 (Correctional Officers or Custodians) have been contacted by CUPE to inform them of what is going on ,  this is a damn SHAME ,  it's another indication of the INCOMPETENCE of CUPE National   !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

23/11/2008

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  Webmaster,  I think the counsellors who have been laid off need to be aware of what Social Development's mandate is under the new deputy minister. He has been hired by the government in power to do everything possible to rid the province of what can be determined as unnecessary welfare collectors and create a more socially developed province.  I know this is a croc; but saying this, if the number is even reduced by 10 percent there will be less welfare case managers and secretaries needed and if you are the last hired in positions you will be the first to go.

   Negotiate what ever deal is offered to you counsellors or you could find yourselves on the chopping block again within the next fiscal year. Please do not take anything at face value.Good luck to you all.

22/11/2008

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 The employer is trying to get some of the counsellors it would like to keep jobs as soon as possible not guaranteeing salary or length of time before the next lay off notice. Cupe National is promoting this process so they can get rid of these members who will be going to another union and therfore the legal responsibility will be non existant to Cupe in the future. This situation could affect everyone in the near future because the employer can decide they do not want to pay us what we are getting paid so they give us lay off notices and offer us other jobs at a whole lot less per hour/take it or leave it attitude and the union pressures us to go for the deal.

    Watch out counsellors---you could be lead into a deep hole you will never get out of. Both sides are giving you a line and both sides are looking out for themselves/make sure you do not trust either side and look out for yourselves.

21/11/2008

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Webmaster,  Everything is quiet and it has only been two weeks since the counsellors received their lay off notices. No one is mentioning on the street of any decent job offers or a reversal of the government's decision so why isn't Cupe out there screaming and hollering for these long time members of the union. It appears they are just going through the motions and trying to get the six months in so they will not have to bother with these members and due to the fact there is only a few of them they do not really matter to Cupe. If we had our local back it would be a different story : there would be rallies and paper articles and posters up all over the province and there would be real accountability.We were promised our local back in Oct/08 and if this had of happened I would put my money on this lay off situation would not have occurred because the volunteers would have had their finger on the pulse and alternate arrangements for these members would have been negotiated.

 The government may have done the dirty deed but Cupe National was holding the diaper.

21/11/2008

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Webmaster,I am a fellow brother from Nova Scotia and I must say shocked at what is going on with your Local. It appears it should go down in history for the longest audit.....and the most unfair Administration.I base my opinion on what I have been reading for the past few months.Our Local would not ALLOW this form of ABUSE to happen.They (NATIONAL) would have been cut off at the knees for such unthinkable behavior..YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO THE BANK 1251 MEMBERS!!!!!Keep fighting..never give in....You have fellow Brothers and Sisters that believe in your cause.We have all dealt with the demons of Cupe in some form or another.

APPALLED FELLOW NOVA SCOTIA HUMAN SERVICE COUNSELLOR

21/11/2008

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  It is interesting there are other CUPE locals out there that have and are expierencing the same problems with the national union we are but they have been able to take them to court and hold them accountable for proceeding with their Communistic approaches to controlling those who challenge their views and represent the members in the way the membership wants to be represented.

    I think we should use the same approach national uses to help the counsellors. We place all the laid off workers who will not be given equal opportunities in their respected areas and place them in the secretarial positions at the 60,000.00 dollars per year the CUPE secretaries are getting and the ones with a little more union background into the reps. jobs at the outstanding salary of 100,000.00 dollars per year that the CUPE reps.are presently getting. This would be putting their money where their mouth is and really helping out the helpless members.

  Cupe's comment would be the same as the government's.  (It would go like this----we have a process and you do not fit into the process because you are over qualified and your lips will not fit around my ass.Thank you for applying and I know you will be unsucessful obtaining gainful employment with our organization in the future so apply somewhere else where the pay is terrible and where they need dedicated people who will do the job properly .)

21/11/2008

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Hi webmaster,,

You are doing an awsome job running this site, please do everthing you can for it not to get shot down,, like many said its a way to morn lost jobs and the dangers the rest are facing in this difficult time, just thinking ,,, so ironic that we went in admistration right... and i do mean right after the strike, like many of us i put my heart and soul for my coworkers and our commity,,, walked the cold picket line every singel day, volontering in the community,, i saw a Brotherhood in the 1251. I,and we,were proud , defiant against those who said no to fair barganing,, but those days are now lost, We have NO information, Just beacause we are New Brunswickers does not mean we do not have the right to be represented! ,, If you think not long ago we did. I am proud of all you members who are adding on this site! You have courrage and that means alote these days! I think of the counselors and how hard it must be for them, i know that other members fear for there futur as do I.

Do not give up my brothers and sisters

From a fellow brother

20/11/2008

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Well Webmaster,   Cupe National must be very proud of themselves. They managed to get rid of all the executive members who had the connections and knowledge base to help and support the membership removed from their volunteer positions and now that they have taken over they are keeping the administration going so they can keep control until all of the counsellors are removed from their positions with no one there to fight for them and tell the truth about what is really going on about their jobs and their futures. Talk on the street is Cupe is going to keep this local under their complete control until at least next spring or until all the dust settles and the counsellors are history.

   Watch closely because this is just the start.

20/11/2008

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 This site is all that the members have left and if it was not for whoever is taking care of this site the members of Cupe 1251 would not have anything and  I understand cupe wants this gone to.

 The truth is the truth and Cupe with all of OUR MONEY can not take that away from us and it is nice to see some people still can not be bought.

  I know the counselors who have lost their jobs and those that are about to lose their jobs must be very pleased they have a site they can write into that exposes what is going on and they are able to express their thoughts without being made fun of and shot down by the bullies who are running our union now.

   I just wanted to express my thanks to the webmaster for all of your work and dedication to the members.

18/11/2008

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Well Webmaster,   Cupe National must be very proud of themselves. They managed to get rid of all the executive members who had the connections and knowledge base to help and support the membership removed from their volunteer positions and now that they have taken over they are keeping the administration going so they can keep control until all of the counsellors are removed from their positions with no one there to fight for them and tell the truth about what is really going on about their jobs and their futures. Talk on the street is Cupe is going to keep this local under their complete control until at least next spring or until all the dust settles and the counsellors are history.

   Watch closely because this is just the start.

16/11/2008

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 Webmaster,   Can you find out there if any one knows why Cupe does not have the other union being the secretary's union at a meeting for the counsellors because the only jobs they are being offered are secretary type jobs and some of them pay as little as six dollars an hour less than some of them are making now and who is to say that after this is all done that the government doesn't decide to get rid of some of the secretaries and the counsellors will be low on the secretary union senority list and fired anyway. The other union could at least tell them about their contract and how everything works.

   I just do not get it why people trust this system. I have been through it before and trust me it is not smooth and far from secure. The counsellors have no one who knows about transferring of jobs and negotiating between unions and knowledgeable about individual and group agreements representing them from Cupe. These people are not affected so how much effort are they really going to put into a group that will be leaving their union.

  One Cupe Rep. the other day stated there is only a few of them getting laid off like it was no big deal. It would be a big deal if it  was him though. Maybe it should be and one of the counsellors can take his job.

  Please really look at what is going on because just getting offered a job and accepting the new job does not provide any security other than another 30 days to 3 months longer of employment to possibly being in the same boat all over again.

     Counsellors do not let yourself get screwed.

16/11/2008

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Webmaster,  a monthly  percentage of our union dues that we give Cupe I thought went to the Cupe New Brunswick Group and another amount to the N.B. Federation of labour and I have yet to see any comments from Danny Leger and whatever the other politicians' name is denouncing this elimination of jobs. Is Leger still in our union. He used to be or is he fulltime as a Cupe National something. Anyways, whatever he is pretending to be today he still should be on the television and the radio and in the papers describing the nazi regeime we are living in and the communistic approach to finishing off long term government employees. Something is going on and whatever it is it is a long piece from being honest and the deal is between Cupe and the government.

   The best of luck to you counsellors. The little guys are still behind you. We know we may be next.

16/11/2008

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  It is sad that it takes this kind of event to get members to stand up and start writing the truth but maybe this will get everyone off their butts and help prevent massive lay offs of our group and just maybe members will stand up to the National Union and let them know they are not doing their jobs and locking lips through their never ending lip service may entice a new national committee but it is not going to wash with us this time. I trully hope members start to support each other because it is evident this is all we have.

15/11/2008

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  I am a counsellor that is being fired by the government and all I would like to say Bob Hicks is a bare faced liar because I was told by more than one of the management team and some of the supervisors they were told in September that we were all going to be fired and this was going on way before this and Hicks made it a  point to tell us in our meeting that Cupe did not know a thing before we did. I wonder what else he knows and is not telling us.

   When you can not trust the ones who you pay who can you trust. We had a union that kept us up to date on everything that was going on and about to go on then Cupe decided they did not want this to continue so they took it over so they could run it their way. Maybe we should be demonstrating against them along with the empoyer when we have our demonstrations. We are on our own and I hope our luck is better than it has been. Watch your back because they are coming at us from all angles. Thanks for listening to me site members.

15/11/2008

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This is great there is a website that members can tell their truths without being shut down or ridiculed. I am also a counsellor that is getting dumped and I have started to collect bottles on Saturdays and at work to at least help pay for a coffee because I know when my six month are up I will not being going out to Tims very often/definitely not once a day like I do now. I was at a meeting  a few days ago and I really did not understand what the union was going to do for us. I thought they file grievances when you get dumped but Bob Hicks said  there was no greivance article in our contract then he said we would have to wait until the last day in May. I am not very up on the union stuff but I do know that after the last day we do not pay union dues any more and the union can tell us to stick the grievance up our ass and we do not have to help you any more because you are not paying us anymore. Sorry about the language but I am very upset with all of this. There was another person at our meeting who I am not going to mention by name who was a spectator like me who is very knowledgeable about how the system and union works and he harldly said a word that night but the look on his face gave it away. If I was to  put money on what his expression was telling me I would bet he was saying under his breath this is all bullshit and the union is just puttting together a little campaign and going to meet with a few people and make a coouple of deals so they can meet their obligation to keep us from sueing them. I am reallly tired of all the scamming that goes on and poor tired people like us buying into it.

  Enough about our problems,I am also worried about the counsellors in the Miramachi because it said all counsellors on our dump notice and now I here from some others that the community colleges are changing and what is going to happen to the janitors and the government says move back to New Brunswick. I f our kids get a job out of here they want to go and never come back. Thanks for the site and listening to me. I hope others feel comfortable like I do and send in information that might help each other.

15/11/2008

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The devil in this matter is the Governement and the devils right hand is cupe nationnal.. we are all being taking hostage by these overloards, dictitors,, the money we put in the union is burnt in the furance of hell!!!  Our poor concilors loosing their jobs,, whose next ?????Susan , Bob , Danny ect should be held accountable,, this is sick ,, playing with the famillies for these hard working civil servants, WE work for our people ,,but nationnal work to stuff as much f**king Cash as possible in there pockets,,, THAT IS OUR MONEY!!!  come on wake up!!!! i`m happy to see all the comments on this site,, its an awsome place for members,REAL members,, not like whats his name i read awhile ago basicly defending bob hicks ,, go f yourself thats all i got to say to you, I and the rest of us UNION members must fight this while you sell out,,, i would wright more but i m just to mad so i ll stop right here

15/11/2008

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Great job webmaster!!!!! I am one of the counsellors from the Miramichi whose neck is in line for the chopping bloc. How could cupe let this happen? to throw members under the bus?Not only do we have to worry about being layed off; we have to worry about being bumped out of our positionS.Where the hell is our union????? Never around when you need them.And another thing don't kid yourself about us being under administration for this long. What better way for Cupe to control the situation; to have NO 1251 executive to try and fight for us or to have prior knowledge of the layoffs.We have no voice; all we have is monthly dues.

Very nervous Human Service Counsellor

14/11/2008

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Hi,  I am a counsellor who is affected by this lay off or elimination as the government puts it and I take home 500. dollars per week and the union wants me to consider a job that give me 387. dollars per week. My car loan is 450. dollars per week and my car is almost worn out. I attended a meeting the othernight and Bob Hicks mad a statement telling us to not worry about the administration of our union. At least when our members were running our union things got done right away and there was no question as to what was going to be done or who it may affect.  I was way more comfortable knowing some one who knows what I do was fighting for me and did not have a big paying job to protect. I am really worried we are going to be lead down the garden path like we were when we were ousted out of the Dr. Roberts School jobs.

14/11/2008

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Webmaster,  I think the counselors should tell Cupe to pitch a tent on Shawn Graham's front lawn and advertise to not move back to New Brunswick and make National News and stay there until this whole mess is straighened out. I imagine some of those Cupe reps. must own a snowmobile suit and if they took turns they could man it at least 12 hours per day.

              I hope others will send in their ideas. This is a wonderful site.

11/13/2008

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 I am glad we do not have to identify ourselves because I am always paranoid about signing my name to something that is on line even though this massive layoff affects myself and is probably going to affect a great number of other counsellors in the near future. I went to a meeting the other night over this whole thing with the rest of my counterparts. The one thing that upset me greatly was Bob Hicks going on and on about a lot of things that I did not know what he was talking about and not about why we were at the meeting trying to persuade us Cupe knew nothing about the restructuring before we were all fired even though Cupe has been reported in the papers on more than one ocassion stating the contrary. The timeframe to help us appears to be for only up to Christmas because they took one of our male counsellors and put him out for five weeks to help the lady who is running our union now.They had a few good ideas for media campaigns and lobbying the politicians but if they think we are going to reverse the government's decision I think they are dreaming and the reality is we may have to move to the Miramichi or try to learn how to type and speak better French so we can get a secretary job at way less money than we get now.

      I think everyone of the counsellors should go see their doctors and book out sick for six months and let the government contract out all the work and they can really find out how much it is going to cost the dept. extra to make this move.

  I would be interested in hearing some more ideas from other counsellors and 1251 members as to what they think we should try because I am afraid with my background and age I am not going to get a job and I will be on welfare or working at Tims if I am physically capable in two years.

11/11/2008

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Webmaster,  That was quite a story this Leonard fellow put together. It sounds like he means well but does not understand what has taken place here. The National Cupe Union has identified in their articles to the press they knew about this situation with the counsellors way in advance and instead of attemping to negotiate new jobs, retirement packages, and a change of duties so the counsellors could remain working : Hicks, Legere, and Barton sat on this extemely important life altering  information, that should have been relayed to these membersand the rest of the membership,until after the employer dropped the BOMB.

       NEWS FLASH---Cupe does not have nor did ever have the ability and respect by any government that has been in power so far to change their minds once a decision like this has been announced publically. The best these unfortunate human service counsellors, who have been left out to be slaughtered, can hope to obtain is other employment within government and hopefully they will acquire positions the government is not going to axe in the next few years.

   Good luck on your mission Leonard and to all the other counsellors : make sure you have more than one plan and don't let little Bobby ignite your space shuttle. I hope all the counsellors read and comment on this site. I am going to encourage my group to suport you in every way possible.

11/11/2008

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I noticed my name on this site , in regards to organizing a contractor in the Saint John area  ,I know it's probably not going to convince some folks and the webmaster may not even post this , . This has nothing to do with Bob Hickes nor Danny Legere , Bob never told me to go after this group it was my choice . Most of them are friends or acquaintances because of the similar work we do .....During our strike I mentioned to Bob ( and others ) the terrible wages and conditions these people deal with .........Knowing what I know now , it certainly is ironic as these people will likely be scabbing my work at half the wages . That's exactly why they needed to be organized , until the contractors have to pay the same wages and benefits as we receive there will never be justice in this province , nor any type of job security .If the wages are the same there is no benefit to the province to contract this service out and pay a profit to the contractor.  The thing the gov't never counted on though is this contractor will not be able to do the work as they can't find enough staff to work for such low wages .The news that I'm being laid off at 52 years of age with 34 years service is the ultimate insult from an arrogant employer not in my opinion a result of anything our union has done or not done , in this case let's put the blame where it belongs and help fight this arogance from our government who would rather contract our work out to minimum wage earners than to take responsibility for it's employees . We need to work together with our union to try and help these folks , not get into a pissing match over who knew what when. Like it or not it is the only chance of getting any justice for the HSC's from this employer. I wonder how much of my wages James Hughes will get as a bonus for saving the Gov't money. That's the issue here !  Self Sufficiency begins at home !!!

Leonard Wilkins

Leonard ,   I don't know what boat your on ,  but it sure not the same one as the rest of 1251 members ,  oh BTW ,  did Bob tell you there's NO full time jobs left in CUPE ? Who knew what when is VERY important ,  it proves that CUPE is ONLY interested in our MONEY they will favour a union with a bigger membership over ours anytime  ... Wake up Leonard

11/11/2008

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Thank you Webmaster for detailing all the sequence of events and hardships the human service counsellors are about to enter into. There is a lot of misinformation and propaganda out there that is being relayed and a lot preconceived ideas that at the end of the day is not going to help these counsellors. The day of putting spins or twists on situations has to stop becasue this is reality and we are not talking about the difference between a 25 or a 35 cent raise ,we are talking about real people and their livelihoods and and whether or not they stay off the streets at the end of the day.

  Think about it, these are 50 year old people who have given the best part of their lives to helping the people of this province and now they may be without real help themselves.

  What they do not need is a glitter filled media campaign/what they do need is to remain in their present jobs until they can afford to retire.

  I hope they fight the system and win because they deserve it.

11/11/2008

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 It may be nice to see Hicks and Barton getting caught with their pants down but not at the expense of the human service counsellors. I imagine they will put on a big show for the other unions to watch while these sisters get shafted in the end.

    Why didn't they help them when they were given the indication back in March of this year and this whole mess could have been avoided through various forms of negotiations? Now they will be scrambling to save face while the government laughs at them.

     These counsellors deserve better than this.

10/11/2008

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Webmaster 1251 site,

     As a human service counsellor who is being eliminated ,as the gov. so nicely puts it, it greatly pisses me off that Susan Barton the paid administrator and Bob Hickes the regional director knew in advance we were losing our jobs and their comments  to the media are basically stating it is no big deal that they had prior knowledge ;and on top of all that ,they do not have the common sense to even file a grievance on our behalf. Barton just states there is nothing they can do.

    It is too bad they could not be as expendable as we are ; and I imagine they would be getting off their asses then and filing complaints, getting lawyers, and creating the big retirement packages for themselves.

  What do we do : we have absolutely no one to represent us anymore. We continue to pay monthly dues to belong to a name and number only.

10/11/2008

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Webmaster:   HERE is a theory for all you readers out there who know all the players in this game that are making decisions on our behalf, without consulting us ,that affect each and everyone of our  lives. Danny Leger has lost his poularity with all the 1251 members and especially with the correctional officers, since he denounced any support for equal pay for equal work for the CO'S and he has not even commented publically about all the lost human service counsellor jobs as president of Cupe New Brunswick ; and without the poularity of his own union, he will not remain as president. Remember one thing , leger only does what Bob Hicks tells him to do or if it is in his best political interest. It is my opinion he knows the counselors at MORE Services are next on the hit list and the custodians are only months away from leaving; so he will sweep in and take credit for the correctional officers having their own union.

     The only key factor he will leave out is they will not be able to go on strike ever again in an effective way becasue only a small percentage will be able to go out on strike leaving an end result of continual contracts of a maximum of 1 and 1and 1/2 percent per year for the correctional officers careers.

    I really hope we do not let Leger and Cupe get away with this because we will remain the working poor for our lifetimes. We need to stand up and support the human service counsellors and attend any and all demonstrations they organize whether it is against the employer or Cupe. These people helped us so let's help them.

10/11/2008

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Exceptional Webmaster, It is about time that someone exposed the real truth about how the Cupe reps. work in New Brunswick and how little they really know and how when it comes right down to it how little they will do for the people who pay their 100,000.oo dollar a year salaries ; plus full unimaginable benefits. It is very unfortunate though that it takes the total loss of regular hard working people to get peole motivated to speak the truth and expose the union propaganda and corruption.

  I really hope it is not too late for these counsellors but if you read what Susan Barton reported to the media she is just dismissing these members as if they were a bad memory or a pain in her side she may have to attend to. Maybe these counsellors can look into having her fired or are their hands tied here also?

09/11/2008

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Hello WEBMASTER,    I was talking to one of the negotiators who is affected by this group firing the other day and he told me in no uncertain terms that the government was willing to pay a little incentive to have the lay off clause changed from six months to 30 days or one month and Cupe National wanted the negotiating team to go for it . Lucky for the counsellors and us the negotiating team cared more about the members than they did about what Cupe National wanted.

              It is evident even back then that Cupe National knew about the lay offs when we were on strike. Is this why Danny Legere got himself removed off the negotiating committee?

              One has to wonder what forms of negotiations are going on behind closed doors between Cupe National and the provincial government at the detrament of the average members. Who is Cupe National negotiating to get rid of next? People wonder why they would do this. Look at the big picture through their money hungry gready eyes . Cupe can sell off another chunck of our  union to trade for a larger group. They already did this when they acquired the ambulance members and they are probably working on some other big deal as we speak.

            We need to open our eyes and start dealing with what is real before we are all on welfare like the counselors will be in a year.

09/11/2008

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Excellent work webmaster,  We should have you as our rep. because that BARTON CHARACTER does not know what she is talking about . Human Service counsellors provide services that are cost effective and it is not too late to fight the government. It looks like Cupe as usual is going to lay down and let the government walk all over the counselors. I imagine that the MORE Services group is next on their agenda because they do similar work and as far as bumping rights go Barton is full of shit. These counsellors can bump in the Miramichi. I say let the war begin : if the counsellors have to take down Cupe along with the government more power to them.

            The past negotiating team/executive were put out becasue they tried to get us a new classification with more money and we may have been placed in a new union ; now Cupe National is talking about( negotiating down) for these counsellors to secretarial jobs and placing them with NBPEA. THINK ABOUT IT/WHAT A HIPOCRITICAL GROUP OF GOOFS THESE OVERPAID BONEHEADS ARE.

   DO NOT STOP FIGHTING COUNSELLORS/WE HAVE YOUR BACK.

08/11/2008

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Webmaster,  Were you aware of the fact Bob Hicks had one of the Saint John Human Service Counsellors by the name of Leonard Wilkins unionize  a group of private agency workers in Saint John that will be probably be contracting the Saint John counsellors work when they stop work.THIS IS SICKLY IRONIC but not beneath Bob Hicks' form of stunts. This is the Cupe Union way and this is endorsed by Cupe New Brunswick and Danny Legere WHEREBY they unionize the contractors of the laid off members. This keeps the money rolling in for Cupe but the unfortunate members who have paid into this union group for years are left out in the cold.

      If for one minute you think this is remotely false take a look at the proposals from Cupe New Brunswick to the National union for further endorsement. This happened to the Cupe highway workers in Fredericton and Moncton when the government contracted out the maintenance on the new highway and Cupe unionized workers were put out of work. Cupe tried to organize the contract workers using the fired members money.

         I wish all the counsellors the best of luck; and I HOPE THE OTHER GROUPS WILL REALIZE WHAT IS GOING ON AND GO AGAINST THE GRAIN AND WALK OUT AND SUPPORT THEM.

07/11/2008

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Webmaster,  I do not know where you get your information but it is 100 per cent accurate : Cupe National was made aware of the layoffs to the counsellor group right around the time we were put under this administration thing. I have been shown the proof in writing/ Bob Hicks, Dan Leger, and Susan Barton all knew in advance and did not even inform the members or arrange any meetings for the counsellors with the minister. This is totally underhanded and an abuse of power.  I can not wait until the papers get a hold of this and hopefully investigate who in the union is in BED with the employer. I THINK WE SHOULD DEMAND THEY  ALL RESIGN FROM THEIR POSITIONS AND GO ON WELFARE LIKE THE POOR COUNSELLORS WILL EVENTUALLY BE ON.

    Webmaster, is there anything we can do to help the counsellors?

Sadly enough CUPE National has control of our funds, and we do not have an Executive I'm really at loss as to what to do, some of my best friends (and strong union bothers and sisters) have been laid off (and CUPE National don't give a SHIT) , and I'm helpless to help them ,  thanks to Danny Leger,  Bob Hicks ,  and Paul Moist !  The only thing i can think of at the moment is to ensure that EVERY CUPE LOCAL in New Brunswick and Canada comes to read this site so they can understand our situation , and help us protest the UNFAIR treatment CUPE 1251 has suffered at the hands of CUPE National and the above mentioned So called union leaders !!! 

06/11/2008

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Hot off the press WEBSTER,  The human service counsellors throughout the province with social development/family services have all been given notice today to vacate the premises as of May 5/09 ( six months notice ); never to return as counsellors again. The general public knew before the counsellors did and the administrator for Cupe let on she did not have any idea what was going on. Well I guess the part of not knowing what was going on is true. Do any of these people care about their members or are they going to set up a bunch of useless meetings with no agenda or material or realistic plan and give us lip service like they did when the government closed the Roberts Hospital. IF WE WERE A THOUSAND MEMBERS CUPE WOULD BE KISSING OUR FEET AND WOULD NEVER HAVE LET THIS HAPPEN.

  ENOUGH IS ENOUGH/we want our union back with volunteers that care about the members,are knowledgeable about what we do and the opportunities out there for us, and will never give up until they take the last breath to help each other.

  Members please contact  Paul Moist@cupe.ca and tell him we want our union back now before the government makes anymore deals with Hicks and Leger where we lose more counsellors, correctional officers, and custodians.These people are ruining families. If this does not work contact the media and let the public know because the government is well aware of how weak Cupe is when they hold their members under seige by enforcing the administration process.

     Let's stick together and fight them together.

01/11/2008

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We do not have a union anymore----we just pay into a union because this is the agrreement Cupe has with the government. It becomes a question as to who is on who's side and it becomes more evident every day that we need legislation in this province to protect us from what unions can do to us. Danny Leger is supposed to be our representative for NEW Brunswick and he is against such legislation ; so instead of representing us, he represents his own personal interests and we pay for him to stay off work and put his personal agenda forward. We are basically paying into two governments through taxes and union dues and receiving expensive lip service. I hope the next generation wakes up and buries these idiots. A 1251 member who would like some support to take them on.

28/10/2008

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Webmaster, When I send a complaint to this Paul Moist, all I get back is an email telling me to get in touch with some SUSAN Barton who knows as much as he does----nothing. Is any one in this Cupe union accountable for anything anymore. I hope the A--HOLES who made this happen are paying the same price as the rest of us are/who am I kidding they probably got one of those cushy high paying jobs with the big expense accounts. It is too bad the honest people still finish last.

 The only positive thing that has happened from this administration is this website; and I imagine cupe is spending thousands of dollars trying to eliminate this also.

23/10/2008

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Dear Webmaster,  There is no doubt, CUPE in New Brunswick has become a clone of the secretaries' union , the NBU. No one knows what is going on, if you want representation there is no one to call who knows anything, and the only time they want to see us is to ratify some crap agreement. Hats off to Hickes and Legere for making our union a contender for one of the worst unions in the province. Their mothers must be proud. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK WEBMASTER.

20/10/2008

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Hey Webmaster,  Did  you know that many families in New Brunswick on welfare have net incomes of $2000.00 PER MONTH and Cupe National took down our negotiating team for trying to get us a decent raise. These people are a disgrace to society and to all mankind in general. We need our autonomy restored immediately so we can get off welfare.

18/10/2008

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To The Webmaster,  I would like to make a brief comment and that is : what we have running or leading our union, as we speak today, neither has any brains or guts/they have no intention of representing us in the manner we deserve and pay for nor do they have the ability to do so, so they hide behind the cowardly guise of administration. Thank you for your time Webmaster.

15/10/2008

Webmaster,  Is there any way this site could go out to all Cupe members in the province because it would be nice to know everyone who pays dues to this union will be treated like we have been treated at least once during their years of contributions? I think it is unionized members rights to know what kind of communistic rule they Cupe and it's band of merry men. KEEP giving it to the MAN members of 1251.

We do not have a list of emails for the province ........ The only way to get it to everyone is for you guys and girls to send the link to this web page www.cupe1251.com to EVERYONE YOU KNOW , believe me it WILL get around  :)

13/10/2008

Dear Webmaster and 1251 Members,   What is it about this Moist guy and his New Brunswick boy toys : do not they understand the longer they keep us under this administration regieme, the more members will dispise Cupe as a union body and start to look elsewhere for support and assistance? Emails are already flying around the province from members who are identifying themselves as newer members wondering how to get out of Cupe becasue the National representation we have knows very little about 1251 and is giving them lip service only. Someone with some brains has to get to Moist and it is not the boy toys.

 Paul Moist's email is :  Pmoist@cupe.ca

13/10/2008

Fantastic site.We have and continue to do without many negotiated articles in our new collective agreement because no one is representing us, contacting us to survey us on what we think about this administration, and no one is meeting with the employer as we were promised by Cupe National when we voted for this agreement. Cupe National is treating us like all the other politicians in this province---- tell us what we want to hear and then grease up their shafts once they get our money. Cupe National has proven one thing to us and that is that they are low lives and bottom feeders. At the end of the day they are pure old fashion  scum with absolutely no accountablility or conscience. I hope this Ray fellow is successful organizing a revolt or at least some form of demonstration at the Cupe National offices so the media can get on board. Please do not stop fighting these people or we will end up like the other underprivileged people in this province.

05/10/2008

Webmaster. Is it true Cupe is having regional action committee meetings throughout the province canvassing for a certain political party using our contributions to CUPE NEW BRUNSWICK to pay for this questionable practise. I wonder if anyone has ever notified elections Canada on them; because afterall cupe new brunswick did lend cash to the NDP Party and I am quite sure this is a no/no. the ironic thing is Elizabeth Weir was the leader of the prov. party at the time and her husband is a cupe rep.JIM stanley  and some of the current reps. were the presidents of cupe new brunswick when this took place. Check it out people. More dirt is on it's way.Ray wants to fight back so let's get at it.

04/10/2008

Hello  Webmaster,  I would like to take this opportunity to thank the negotiating committee who went out on a limb and risked their positions on the executive so my group of correctional officers may have had a chance to get the real equal pay for equal work they deserve. I know this has never been formally stated and I would like to say on behalf of the New Brunswick Correctional Officers thank you and good luck to all of you in the future and I hope Cupe never does to another human being what they did to you guys.

03/10/2008

It is me again Ray Cormier just dropped in to see how things were going.  I see some people are still upset with being under administration.  However, being upset is not enough people are talking the talk but, not walking the walk.  If you want to take them on you have to stand up and be counted.  You can't win a war hiding in the trenches and being scared to fire your rifle.  You have to get out of the fox hole and advancing and taking aim and firing at your target, and we all know who they are or should be.  I am taling about the legal aspects of dealing with these clowns that have us under administration.  I don't care if it is the government when there is corruption in the ranks and an inquiry or investigation is called for, it is usually done.  If someone can explain to me why we cannot have these people investigated I would greatly appreciate it.  If you go to a store and pay for something you get a service or an item in return for your money.  What are we getting???? is greif and hardtimes, and stress etc what we get in return for our hard earned dollars.  Well if you are going to explain to me make sure you do it before march as I will be out of here and can only wish you guys good luck.  Ray Cormier

Nice to hear from you RAY ,  ,  I know for a fact that a number of members are working very hard to try to make this right , they are very brave as you are  :)
 

03/10/2008

Webmaster, Does anyone know why Cupe 1251 books are not yet finished being audited?? Are they(National) drumming up something or can they just not find a logical reason for us to be under administration....I have never heard it taken this long for the auditing of books!What are they doing going back 20 years??? WHY CAN'T THEY JUST GIVE US BACK OUR LOCAL AS NATIONAL WASTED ENOUGH OF OUR TIME AND DUES!!!!!!!!!!!
Discouraged 1251 Member
 

Maybe they found something they didn't want to find .... Lets not forget,  Danny Legere was responsible for CUPE 1251 December 2007 ............(if I remember correctly)

02/10/2008

Webmaster,  I wish for the day that all Cupe members in the province become knowledgeable of this site and every local opens up it's own site to relay the truth. What has transpired here is a group of real authentic members on the executive decided through consensus of the membership to question and challenge how CUPE NATIONAL was running the show and CUPE NATIONAL decided to put their guns to the heads of our executive and pull the triggers. There is no difference in this behaviour by Cupe than what transpired in Nazi Germany or Communist Russia other than they can hide behind propaganda and a constitution that can not be challenged in New Brunswick because between our lax politicians and our lax Cupe representatives on all levels, there is no provincial legislation.Keep fighting members because sooner or later the majority is going to realize the heavy monthly dues that is coming out of their pockets for nothing in return needs to be questioned. Good Luck Members.
 

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I would like to comment on the member who thinks the executive runs the local. It is Cupe National that runs our local and the final decision lies with Ottawa.At every executive meeting, there is a National Rep. present who takes notes and reports back to Ottawa through the regional director or directly depending on the subject matter. I do not know where he or she got the impression that the executive can go outside the National approved guidelines because the only people who can do this is National itself ; when the National President interprets the constitution what ever way he wishes to do so. Someone has really given this poor person the wrong information. I am very pleased there is this informative website because maybe people will get the real truth about how things are run versus someone's made up ideas.
 

29/09/2008

I hope the member who is expecting Cupe National to send each member a copy of biannual detailed trustees reports is dreaming in technicolor becasue they do not want to disclose how they spend our dues on trips around the world and supporting political parties,massive wage packages,etc. Over the years I have attended quite a few of Cupe 1251's annuals and at each meeting I received semiannual detailed trustees reports that I photocopied and gave to the fellow workers who could not attend.Cupe 1251 was probably one of the few locals that actually did this. Good luck with your request to National.
 

27/09/2008

Here is a good one Webmaster,  I called the other day to one of the new shop stewards for help in relation to a greivance and the reply I received was he only looked after his own job site and I should handle the grievance myself because I would know more than he would. What kind of bull shshsh. is this. We now not only are unable to obtain representation; nobody knows what they are doing. The employer must be laughing all the way to the bank : as is Cupe National. Thanks to all the goofs that complained because of misinformation and ignorance. We are now paying to belong to nothing other than a NUMBER. It sure does appear Cupe is in bed with the employer with the bedroom door locked.
 

26/09/2008

Informative site webmaster---nice work and thanks for all the hard work and time. Well it looks tlike the BUSH BROTHERS ( Legere and Hicks) have done it again and have persuaded Ottawa to keep us under administration until they can cook up some other b.s. so they can tell the members it is in their best interest at this time. If thei was another union in another province they would have these two goofs tossed out and on the street where they should be. A saint john member who knows what these two are all about

24/09/2008

Webmaster,  What is wrong with our membership? Do they not realize the 1251 members are Cupe 1251 and the members should be running the local and making the decisions, not the members paid employees that are running the local now. The reps. are OUR paid employees and they have been able to take over their employer, remain getting a crazy amount of pay, and we are letting them. There should be a law against this because this system is a total fraud and a joke.  A 1251 member who still cares about the little guy.
 

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Dear 1251 Web Writer,  I was at the meeting the other night in the Miramichi and you would not believe the whining that went on about 1251 that occurred when the past executive were not even around.Questions that were asked that made sense could not be answered by the administrator lady. This whole process has only further separated the members ; and has really created a non existant union. Mc Dermaid and Legere should be very proud of their accomplishment. Signed,  One of the Union Poisoned Miramichers

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Hey Webmaster,  I wonder if the members knew that what the past executive were trying to do before the complainers got their way would have given each member an extra  150.00 per year that Cupe is presently taking from them that they would not have been able to do so if the past executive were still in. Maybe the complainers should reimburse us this money since Cupe has no intention of doing so. Members are hurting financially in these difficult times and do not think for one second there is someone in the Cupe organization that gives a hoot. Good luck starving fellow members.

18/09/2008

Members be ware of Higgins Insurance Company as they tried to recently avoid paying a minor vehicle claim on an accident that was not even my fault. This is another one of Dan Legere and Bob Hicks' claims to fame. They let on we are getting special rates because we belong to Cupe and the only ones gettting special rates are them. The fat cats seem to be getting fatter as we starve to their benefit. Moncton Cupe 1251 Member

17/09/2008

Did everyone hear about the A.I.G. company and the situation in the U.S.A. around bankruptcy and the affiliation to this company. Why hasn't Legere and Leblanc informed us of how this may affect our benefits since A.I.G. is the company who handles our life insurance plans. Has anyone been informed as to what is going on with our benefit package with health and dental and L.T.D. or is this top secret now that we are under administration. The accountablility is gone now and what is taking place is anyone's guess. A Fredericton C.O.
 

17/09/2008

If I had of known what kind of pathetic scam artists Hicks and L egere were I would have never agreed to organize any groups for Cupe. I sincerely know I made a mistake and I really feel bad for those who joined Cupe recently because of what I told them. I hate being conned but I will return the favour when the time is right because I will be around for a lot of years to come. Good site webmaster. Another sucked in Cupe member.
 

15/09/2008

Cupe 1251 Webmaster, I hope the members had a good rest this summer because they are going to need it; considering the fact Cupe has decided to keep us under administration until at least 2009 and provide us with as little representation as possible. I find it somewhat embarrassing that as a Miramichi member the Miramichi sublocal is getting specialized treatment over the other sublocals. We seem to have more meetings and are getting different information than the other sublocals. I would like to formally apologize on  this site because I was one of the sisters in the Miramichi who complained to the National union based on the wrong information and caused this situation to occur and I would not blame the past executive if they decided to legally come after me the the rest of the complainers as we have tried to destroy fellow dedicated members of our union. I am trully sorry for what I did. I hope the past executive if they read this site will find it in their hearts to forgive me.  A 1251 Miramichi Sister.

20/08/2008

Hi Webmaster,  I presume nothing is going on this month in relation to representing it's membership because there is a National election and Cupe will be using all our resources to make sure funding is allocated for the separation of Canada and the assurance our taxes will increase along with higher gas prices. I thought we were having meetings in Sept.; and why is it only a select few have received copies of our new contract. Is  this just another ploy to keep us in the dark so we will not ask any questions to where our increases are and the other articles that benefit us that are not implemented yet. When or is this nonsense ever going to stop. I hope people will  continue to write into this site.
 

10/07/2008

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Hi Webmaster,
I think your site is great and has a lot of info that members should know about what Cupe is all about from the top down to fellow members..keep up the good work by keeping us informed.I have been trying to see all the complaints by the complainers but can not open up by clicking on the name;only the first two?Very curious as to what the rest of the complaints are!!
Patiently waiting 1251 member
 

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Webmaster,  Keep up the good work informing us about what is really going on. I hope this site remains in existence for years to come so new members can be aware of what can happen to them if they ask for what they are deserving and executive members try their best to get it for them. Some day maybe real change will occur for the betterment of the little guys. Keep er going Webmaster. An avid 1251 observer.
 

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I admire your bravery for giving your name Mr.Cormier but some members ,I for one ,have confronted the" HEADS "of Cupe head on and have been beat down with nothing but grief ,stress,defamedcharacter,embarassement, several slaps in the face and the worst of all 'self doubt'.
I have been involved with Cupe for under ten years and have been paying for abuse! Our past prov executive were there with me through my hard times ,trying to resolve my issues but had their knuckles rapped and then cut off at the knees with the administration!!! JUST FOR DOING THEIR JOB??? WE NEED DUTY OF FAIR REPRESENTATION.........when dealing with Cupe!
I hope the prov. executive are successful in Ottawa and come back to look after us!!We need those guys.
Hopefully these Cupe Heads get a little of what they gave the membership...Heartache.
Like the old saying 'what goes around comes around.'


Signed: Fedup ,abused member.
Someday I may have the courage to sign my name...
 

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I would like to say to the member who said they would like to have put their name but are feared for their life I sign my but, I am still here.  I am not bragging I am stating a fact, as before cupe is doing what they do best taking my money and giving me nothing.  They don't want your life.  To the member who says lets picket that cupe offices and contact our politicians etc is a good start.  They want us to believe there is nothing we can do.  But believe me if you put pressure on the politicians and pickets etc they will have to do something.  Lets get together and make a big %#$#ing noise legally, till they listen and do something about our situation.  We pay Hicks and Moist paycheck.  If seems to me if you pay some one to do a job and they don't perform accordingly that you would fire them.  Well lets see if we can put a vote of non conpetentence or confidence and anything else and see if we can force legislation and the politicians to deal with this.  Like I said there has to be something. 
 

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We are not that sure that changing Unions would solve our problems ,  we believe that LEGISLATION which would guarantee a MINIMUM level of service and representation from ALL unions would be a better course of action ,  we would like to make it clear , we are not ANTI union or ANTI CUPE but are simply standing up and speaking out against CUPE National's way of dealing with the very people that PAY THEM.
 

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The  news that has come to light on the street is Bob Hickes was in bed with the reigning LIBERAL government when we were in negotiations and on strike; and cut a deal that he would seal with the membership if no one got in his way. Unfortunately, the negotiating committee did get in Hicke's way and the Liberals put the heat on him to shut the strike down and get a quick deal.He made sure 1251 went under administration so he would not be held accountable. Well Bob, the cat is out of the bag and I think you should get a real job where you do not destroy any more members through misrepresentation and personal vendettas. You are a true disgrace to the concept of unionism.A 1251 member with close ties to the Liberals.
 

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Cost a lot of money for lawyers, but,  maybe you have a point ,  maybe if somone started a PETITION ??  hummmm Ray ,  what you have to understand is we have NO rights,  CUPE National has FULL control, nothing can be done until this Province passes Legislation that will FORCE CUPE to give a MINUMUM of service  

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Lawyers have been contacted , labour board, just to mention 2 , if you read what is on these pages you will see that CUPE National Constitution is of no value to us. CUPEWEBMASTER

30/04/2008

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First of all I want to thank webmaster for giving all Cupe members a chance to voice there concerns and opinons without being silenced before finishing a sentence that is not deemed appropriate.
I have been involved in Cupe for a number of years and have seen a lot of shady happenings within this organization but never
to this extent of corruption.I honestly don't know which place is worse Moncton or Miramichi.Both places have a lot of vindictive self serving individuals that can be persuaded into ruining people's lives with the hopes of advancement..GIVE ME A BREAK ! These individuals are great for causing turmoil around them but when confronted they stick their head in the sand.
Whatever happened to the oath we all took at the time of membership??Mine didn't say f_ _ _ your your fellow members.
There is one incident that I have witnessed in the Miramichi that should have been dealt with right away as it was a sheer case of dicscriminatory over excertion of power that snowballed. This behavior was ignored by the Almightys and a lot of members suffered and are still feeling the effects...Shame !Shame !Cupe.Forget about your pocket book boys and do your job and help the members who pay for you.Being of the male gender I can not understand why these women did not back down when they were being beat down by Cupe; I for one would have thrown in the towel long ago and admit defeat.My deepest apologizes girls for not believing as I am really beginning to see the true Cupe now.As one of my coworkers always said NOW MY EYES ARE WIDE OPEN.
I guess the biggest shock for me was when we were taken under administration with no reason given to our Provincal Executive or us the members except that there was a few unproven complaints ! Hey girls did you not send in complaints ? If not you girls better get emailing Ottawa....That is obviously the way to go...oh I forgot it depends on if you are in the crowd.
Well thanks to the few complainers we now have NO REPRESENTATION !!! You bunch of DUMB ASSES. Wait for our next negotiations we will have absolutely no say or anyone to fight on our behalf.
This is all I have to say as I am getting pissed

 

26/04/2008

 A regular trampled dues paying 1251 member.
 

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Just as a note of interest ..... It costs CUPE NB (using YOUR money)  around $80,000 dollars per year to have Danny Legere running around doing nothing useful.  (CupeWebMaster)

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A Cupe 1251 Member who wishes she wasn't.
 

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As Per your Request Ray :)  no one can say you don't have guts

13/04/2008

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I think it is a great site but, I think it should be up to the member if he wants to post his name or not. They don't intimedate me and I have no problem with them knowing that my name is XXXx XXXX.  They know where to find me I have always said what is on my mind and never hid my feeling and am not about to start.  That is why our union is the way it is because union members are scared to stand up and be accountable for what they have to say.  United we stand divided we fall.  We are so flat on our faces it hurts.  Feel free to post my name, and bring it on.

Sorry but we've removed your name for your own protection the Executive tried to be upfront , were honest and never tried to hide their feelings .... look what happened to them  :(
 

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(good guess! ,  During the strike Cindy was more worried about a CO3 position in Moncton than anything else.......... CupeWebMaster)
 

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what is bernie talking about. i was on the provincial executive at one time and the hotel bills are billed back to the local so no one can double bunk;if they choose to, they save the local money/they do not make money. as far as the meals are concerned there is a flat rate and a time period to follow ;so if you over spend your meal allowance ,it comes out of your pocket. the provincial books have always been done every six months by qualified provincial trustees ;and reports are given to the provincial presidents and the members at the annual. if some doehead at national believes this crap, there is a problem because it is all there in black and white and the national reps. along with the national secretary treasurer all get copies and are aware of every expense of the 1251 provincial local. it is high time people who make up stories about lobster suppers and double bunking should be held accountable. if they want to donate all their free time protecting and representing people who are going to shit on them in the end, they should step up to the plate instead of making up stories that only people with the lowest of intelligence could even possibly believe.  sincerely,  a past fedup executive member
 

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Great site, Lets have a vote to remove overselves from cupe and join a group that takes care of you .If you think i'm wrong try getting a rep on the phone when you need them because they are either not in at the moment or won't be in the rest of the week, good job if you can GET IT!

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This so called union is a joke. We need out of this union fast.
Look what happens when we try to fight for what we deserve; the people who fought the hardest for us got fired & the people that fxxxx us over once again got promoted.
 

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I am appalled that one person is able to make all the decisions for every dues paying member.WHY ARE WE PAYING DUES IF WE DON'T HAVE A SAY??AND WHAT ARE WE RECEIVING IN RETURN WHEN WE ARE NOT GIVING A CHOICE AS TO WHO WILL REPRESENT US IF NEED BE?? The members should of had a say in letting our Provincal go not to have been DICTATED to.Our negotiating team fought for the members and they put a lot of man hours in to get us through the strike JUST to be let go!!! Why did Dan Legere step down from Provincal President and stay on as CUPE N.B President.?just before we got taken under adminstration.As far as I can tell Dan Leger was President when "Things "started to go wrong.Why should some take all the heat when one doesn't??
All us little members have to stick together or we will be bulldozed out.
VERY UNHAPPY MEMBER .

"receiving the big bad shaft from cupe national; they would band together and file a complaint to get out of cupe all together and form their own provincial local and affiliate with another large organization with some credibility and care and concern for proper representation of it's members. this whole eal is nothing more than a scam and we should be picketing the cupe national offices and demanding our money and our interest on our money since they decided to play the mafia game. i can not believe people in this day and age with the presumed intelligence and schooling backgrounds that exist would put up with this kind of bullshit from a couple of clowns. it is time we stood up and took back what is rightfully ours and took the machine to task." "Web site" "concerned moncton correctional officer"  "28 Mar 2008" "16:36:00"

"i am very pleased to see that a group of concerned members have put something together that tells the truth about this cupe organization and is not totally afraid to stand up for what is right and decent in this world. it is ashame that more of our members would not get on board and refrain from bowing down to the system. this is why we remain being harassed at our workplaces and have problems getting decent fair wage increases and improved benefits and never get appropriate representation from the cupe national reps. keep up the good work and do not let these jokers wear you down." "Web site" "a supporting human service counsellor" "28 Mar 2008" "16:42:33"

" AS A FORMER SUB LOCAL PRESIDENT IT'S QUITE OBVIOUS THAT THIS ACTION BY DAN LEGERE AND HIS COHORTS IS PAYBACK FOR UNION MEMBERS WANTING A FAIR AND JUST AGREEMENT. DEALING WITH CUPE REPS IS LIKE ASKING TONY SOPRANO TO BE GENTLE. IT'S TIME FOR THE MEMBERSHIP TO GET OFF THIER COLLLECTIVE FANNY AND DEMAND OUR UNION BACK. I HAVE NO NEED FOR ANONYMITY AS LEGERE , HICKS, STEEP ETC KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I THINK OF THEIR MAFIA TACTICS. THESE FAT CATS DON'T CARE THAT WE PAY THEIR SALARIES AND ARE DESERVING OF PROPER REPRESENTATION. FOR THOSE MEMBERS THAT CARRY ANY HOPE THAT THESE CRETANS WILL CHANGE MIGHT WANT TO TAKE THEIR HEADS OUT OF THEIR ASSES. REGARDS - " "Web site" "XXXXXX@GNB.COM"  "29 Mar 2008" "00:06:34"  (writers name removed by webmaster)

"i am very pleased people are statring to speak out.i voted for the last contract, not because i wanted to but because i heard danny legere was telling everyone that cupe new brunswick would not support us because we were looking for more money than he and the rest of cupe thought we deserved. i am very proud of the work the negotiating commitee did.........  a dalhousie corr. officer" "Web site" "dalhousie corr. officer"  "30 Mar 2008" "17:47:17"

"why is it a new executive gets voted in in jan./08 and they take us through a strike working day and night and putting up with our questions, complaints, and attitudes and after all the dirty work is done the national union dumps them. why did they not do this before if they thought they could not run a local or is the real truth national did not have any capable reps. to do the job so they use these volunteers to do their work. i am pleased with the work they did and i think cupe has become nothin more than a big joke and a cash grab.
a fredericton human service counselor" "Web site" " human service counsellor Fredericton "  "30 Mar 2008" "17:57:33"
 

"i was at the vote in moncton for our contract and what an embarassing display danny legere put on for the moncton members. danny legere got up and complained about the members having the right to choose whether they wanted to be in cupe new brunswick or not. i do not think he was worried about the expense but rather he may not have a full time job going around drinking coffee and talking about what it is he thinks he is doing. i would like to see him come back to work and act like areal man. his display at the meeting was childess and had nothing to do with voting on the contract. i thought he was supposed to be intouch with what is going on since he is never at work and supposedly doing union stuff. i will not be attending any mor meetings if he is going to be there.
a moncton correctional officer" "Web site" "a moncton correctional officer"  "30 Mar 2008" "18:05:21"

"how do we get service now. i used to call one of the provincial executive members in my area and he would get right back to me either at work or the next day; even when he was on days off or vacation. now i call and email and call and email some more and i get a return phone call about two weeks later saying someone will call me back again and look into it. cupe is like buying a car with a warranty for six months:they call you back to say they can not do anything because it is the seventh month. i do not think anyone realizes the work and caring of the members the last executive had because that is all gone now.
a fredericton member" "Web site" "a fredericton member"  "30 Mar 2008" "18:10:52"

"are we getting back the money that is owing us and are we getting interest on the money owing us because the national union is so slow doing anything and signing the contract. is the national union going to pay us for the shift differntial that we have lost. how do you file a complaint or grievance against the national union. this is the most unprofessional group i have ever belonged to.
a saint john correctional officer" "Web site" "a saint john correctional officer"  "30 Mar 2008" "18:14:58"
 

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Thanks for the site. Please keep it up so we, as members, know what's going on. To think what has happened in the past concerning 1251 and nothing was done, because we took a stance during the strike and a couple of people drum up complaints, we can be put under adminstation like that, I hope we do get out of CUPE!

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I feel people should now that Dan Legere was forced to admit that he was wrong with the mistreatment of members and apologize or go to trial.He opted to apologize as he knew he was wrong .